🌱 Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 3-5) and 11 more events

Good morning to you Orange! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival at Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
• Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 3-5) at Orange County, VA Calendar
• Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 6-8) at Orange County, VA Calendar

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 77, low: 62.
• Tuesday: Warmer with a shower or two, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 18

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
  Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday July 13

• Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 3-5) →
  Orange County, VA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 6-8) →
  Orange County, VA Calendar
  11:00 am
• Public Library - D&D at the Wilderness Branch Library →
  Orange County, VA Calendar
  4:00 pm

Tuesday July 14

• Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 3-5) →
  Orange County, VA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Parks & Recreation Basketball Camp (Grades 6-8) →
  Orange County, VA Calendar
  11:00 am
• Public Library - Animals Unlimited at Locust Grove Middle →
  Orange County, VA Calendar
  3:00 pm
• Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting →
  Orange County, VA Calendar, 11282 Government Center Drive, Orange
  5:00 pm
• Parks & Recreation Tai Chi Fundamentals Classes (Sections I & II) →
  Orange County, VA Calendar, 122 East Main Street, Orange
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday July 12

• Sip & Learn – Cannabis As Medicine: A Physician’s Perspective by Dr. Patricia Frye →
  Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Rd, Madison
  5:00 pm
• Sip & Learn - Cannabis As Medicine: A Physician’s Perspective →
  Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Rd, Madison
  5:00 pm

Tuesday July 14

• Board of Supervisors Meeting →
  Greene County, VA Calendar
  5:30 pm

Wednesday July 15

• 2026 Madison County Volunteer Fireman’s Parade →
  Madison County, VA Calendar Madison, VA 22727

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I would love to start a neighborhood Bible Study.
  I have a study book called Back to the Bible that is awesome. (Nextdoor Peliso Avenue)

• Staffmark posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Orange. Apply here.
• Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Gordonsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Madison

• Woodberry student resurrects names of enslaved at plantation (starexponent.com)
• Glamping in Virginia: 4 Stylish Camping Destinations (virginialiving.com)

Culpeper

• Culpeper County Library dedicates room to retiring genealogy specialist (insidenova.com)
• Virginia SWAT Called In As Search Warrant Targets Suspects Wanted On 16 Felony Warrants (dailyvoice.com)
• Culpeper District Weekly Traffic Alert: July 13–17, 2026 (virginia.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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